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COMMENT AND OPINION.

THE trade dollar has only about three weeks
more in which to return and De forgiven.-Phlla-
dephia Inquirer.
DR. MCGLYNN and Henry George are both
fond of bathing. but their theories won't wash.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
IF the muewumps are at q loss for somethine
TO tie to. would respectfully recommend the
Green back party. 1t needs them and they need
some acknowledgements Tribune
THAT new secret labor organization. which is
very secret that even its name IS not breathed
aloud, will hardly employ L. " Powderly to get
up its secret circulars.--Chicago Jousnal.
BROTHER WATTERsoN is now trying to prove
that Mr. Cleveland is a free-trader and this in
the face of the fact that Mr.. Cleveland was elect
ed on protection platform. Atlanta Constitu-
tion
DEMOCRATIC editor. supposed to be suffer
ing with delirium tremsns found upon in
vestigation to have simply been reading lauda-
tory sketches of Fairchild and Tuttle-Phla-
delphia North American.
A REPUBLICAN Congress passed the civil
service reform bill, and until another Republican
Congress is chosen federal Office will remain
what Grover Cleveland has made bipartisan
plunder.-Philadelphi Press.
WHEN Democratic SPECTATORS convinced the
President that currency initiation was necessary.
in order to insure Democratic success in coz
Secretary Fairchild accordingly expanded the
circulation $50. 600. 900 in a few months, the
destroying force was let loose, and host of
failures. financial wrecks. defalcations and
Wholesale robberiss has already resulted.
York Tribune.
ONE thing can be said for the Democracy of
the present day-that It follows ST. Paul's ad-
vice be all things to all men. Thero is no
free trader SO catholic, or protectionst so con-
tracted In his views not to be able to find shell
ter somewhere in the party. He may have to
cross the State line to find those in sympathy
with his views, but he is certain to find them.
His patience in seeking copgenial spirits is
to be rewarded.-San Francisco Chronicle.
ALL attempts to form distinctive labor parties
must rest the assumption that workngmen
are ignorant and incapable. that they do not
understand public questions or have intelligent
convictions; in short, that those who work for
wages belong to trades form class by them
selves with different interest in public affairs
from the rest of the people. just far
these men are intelligent and have opinions and
convictions that really their these
attempts must fail-New York Times.
We wish to call attention to the fact that it is
no vacation journey that the President proposes
to take this fall. The scheme contempates
neither rest recreation, but work, hard
work. With its elaborate preparations, its ar
tistic working of popular sentiment, and its
appeal to the genuine North American instincts
of hospitality and hurrah. this is distinctly
personal and political enterprise ever
dertaken by any person holding the highest Office
of public trust-New York Sun (Dem.)
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moment that the fact that the
President has totally failed to fulfill the
pledges made by himself, and the promises
made for him by his independent" supporters
would estrange them from him. Early in the
history of the mugwump movement it might
have been easy to believe that betrayal OF
their cause would result in their desertion of
the betrayer, but later Developments proved
couclusively that the mugwumps were mot
built that way" They allow themselves to be
trampled and spit upon by the man for whom
they voted, and excuse it on the plea that his
principles" are good. He ignores them, and
they follow him about in worshipful attitudes,
still calling themselves independent, while
the country looks on and smiles. The present
outlook indicates that the humorous features
of the next campaign will be more prominent
than even in the last.
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publican.

THE Democratic State organ and defender
of the tally-sheet forgers affects great indigna-
ton because General Carpahan is not brought
to trial The Democratic district attorney
call up General Canadians case and have
it set for trial if he wants to. Why doesn't
he do itg Why doesn't the Democratic organ
bring an influence to bear on him to have it
done9 Nobody objects to General Canadians
being tried that we know of, and, if found
guilty of any wrong doing or violation of law,
let him be punished. We presume his trial
will follow in due course. Meanwhile nobody
will be deceived by the affected indignation of
the forgers' organ. In this, as in all other re-
spects, at every stage of the business it speaks
for the Coy gang
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Obituary.

PEORIA. ILL.,. Aug 12.-The Rev. E. Frank
Howe a well-known Congregational preacher,
died here yesterday. He was born in Is 3D. and
graduated with high honors from Yale College
in 1889 His first pastorate at Canaan,
Conn, where he met and married Miss Frances
Yates He next went to Terre Haute, Ind,
where he remained eleven years, taking a trip
to Europe in the meantime. He next accepted
a pastorate call TO Newtonville, Mass. remain-
ing there six years. whence he came to Peoria,
his wife dying shortly after. He leaves four
children He has of late been travelling in the
West and Southwest
NATION, ILL.,. Aug. 12-This morning, while
returning from the funeral of Miss Dora Nc
Lain. John Goodpasture. an old citizen. dropped
dead at his gate. He was q mem Der of the One
hundred and twenty third Regiment. The
funeral will take place to- morrow afternoon. un-
der the auspices of Nation Post. No. 4O4 G..
A. f.
EDINBURG, Aug. 12-Alexander Breeding q
wealthy farmer and prominent citizen Of Edin-
burg, sxty-fve years of age. and widely known
in this section of the State. died this evening.
CHICAGO. Aug. 12 Mrs. S. 81. Clark wife Of
the late Rev. e. W. Clark, who for fifty years
was missionary to the Hawaiian Islands, died
f0-dav
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THE LABOR PARTY I'm NEW YORK

The convention of the United Labor party
to be held at Syracuse, N. Y, on the 18th
inst, may prove to be an important event in
the political world. It is not improbable
that the result in New York State will deter
mine the presidential contest in 1888, and
that New York city will determine the result
in the State. This gives Importance to an
organization which claims to be able to con-
troll the result in the city. The Labor party
gave Henry George 68. 900 votes for Mayor
last November. They say they have since
perfected their organization. and will cast a
larger vote next year than they did last
They have certainly made rapid progress in
their State organization. At the convention
to be held next week to nominate candidates
for State officers every election district in
New York and Brooklyn will be fully repre-
scented, besides many districts III other parts
of the State, Where the party has not yet
been organized by election districts clubs
organized by the central committee
will send delegates So the indications are
that the convention will be a pretty large one
as conventions go. If the new party can hold
the votes cast last fall and add to them in
anything like the same proportion it will
evidently exert controlling influence in
State and national politics. Can it do this2
That is question open to conjecture and
difference of opinion. Last fall they had the
advantage of Henry Georges candidacy. The
movement was almost dramatic in its sudden
ness and drew large floating vote by its nov
city. A year hence it will lack these at
tractive elements. The novelty of the
movement will have worn off. Henry
George and his theories are not as pop
ular as they were year ago. simply
because they are better understood. Perhaps
a year hence he will have found his natural
level as a political agitator and honest but
misguided crank. He and DIR. McGlynn are
not making any Roadway in the instruction
of sensible people. The McGlynn contro-
versy has alienated thousands of Catholic votes
from the movement. The labor organiza-
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tons themselves have been weakened by the
events of the past year. Still, it is evident
that the new movement has considerable
vitality, and its strength may prove a sur
prise to the political prophets. As to the
relative proportion in which it draws from the
old parties, careful analysis of the vote of
last fall made by the friends of the movement,
claims to demonstrate that Mr.. George OBJ
tanned two Democratic votes TO one Repub-
lican, besides a considerable floating vote of
men who did not belong to either party.
In round figures it is claimed that he re-
ceived 41,000 Democratic votes and Is, 900
Republican votes. This accords with the
opinion Of shrewd politicians generally, that
the labor movement will draw more largely
from the Democratic party than from the Re-
nuhlican
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GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS is distressed be-
cause his speech at the annual convention of
the Civil-service Reform League and the subse-
quent resolutions adopted by the league criti-
cising the partisan course of the admins
tration should be regarded in some quarters as
signifying an intention on the part of the
reformers to abandon Mr.. Cleveland. Such a
Bupposition Mr.. Curtis hastens to say, through
Harper's Weekly, is a great mistake, and adds
further: "We do not understand. however,
that it 1.-THE resolutionl imports either dis
trust of the President, or regret at the very
general support which he received from
reformers in 1884. Nor is it intended. we
presume, to intimate that against any ether
probable candidate he would not be supported
by them again" They were very un-
sophisticated persons who dreamed for
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THE more it is considered the more improb-
able seems the theory so industriously circu-
lated that the Chatsworth trestle was set on
fire by train wreckers for purposes of pllage
Passengers on cheap excursion trains are not
rule. No express mail attached to
the train, and the tramps who would under
take wholesale murder for the few dollars
they could hope to secure would be fends
indeed. The railway authorities must ad-
vance some more plausible theory than this
behind which to shield themselves.
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THE suddenness with which Financier Ives
Is abandoned by his former friends and fol-
lowers suggests the old riddle propounded by
the traveller who, on his way to st. Ives, met
q motley procession and asks the reader to tell
him how many of these wives, sacks, cats,
kits" were going to ST. Ives. 1t requires no
very deep study to discover that none were
going to st. Ives, but were fastening in the
the nursery rhyme, in reality; the crowd is
headed the other way, and leaves Ives to soil
+uda
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WHEN the truth is got at it will probably be

WHEN the truth is got at it will probably be
found that the trestle-work near Chatsworth,
which broke under the Inflated train, was
weakened, not by fire, but by age and decay
of the timbers, the fire that was noticed later
by excited passengers being that which had
sprung up from the wrecked engines. If this
is the case, somebody is responsible for the
condition of that road. and is guilty of the
murder of the helpless passengers. The law
of the land may never reach these criminals,
but unless their humane sensibilities are en-
tirely scared they may and should be haunted
by the visions of thsir manned and bleeding
victims until their punishment is greater
than man could infiict
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Wrecked by Wind and Hail.

RENvILLE, MIMI, Aug IA terrific hail.
storm struck here from the northwest, Wednes-
day evening, followed soon after by cloud from
the northeast The two met on the outskirts
of the village and between the terrific gale and
hail a great deal of damage was done. Mrs A.
P Hahn instantly killed and Gustave
Kreiger fatally injured. Nearly every building
in town more or less injured. Grain stacks
in the path of the storm were blown down. aud
grain partly. if not wholly, ruined. All grain
in the shock was threshed out, and will be
total loss Corn is completely stripped and
ruined. The path of the storm was about mile
wide and five six long. The damage to the
buildings and grain cannot be estimated now.
but will be very considerable. People sought
their cellars, the loss OF life would have been
greater. Large pieces of ice fell during the
storm.
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origin Of the fro is unknown The rumor tha
it was tho work of incendiaries for the purpos.
of robbery cannot be traced to any reliable
source.
Samuel Hamilton. owner of the Hamilton build
ing. was a dealer in pianos. and estimates hii
loss at $3.50. 000 Campbell 6 Dick put theirs al
100000: Fl. Hoffman. upholsterer. loss. $50,
600. The Masonic Hall loss is probably s75. 600
Damage to Schmidt 6 Fridays building. the
Dispatch. and the liquor stock of the former. to
eether with the Office tenants, will swell ths
amount to the borders of six figures. The in,
surance will probably be two thirds of the loss.
No figures can be gwen tonight
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Forresters and the Color Line.

CHICAGO Aug 12-There was a long and AMI.
mated discussion in the subsidiary high court Of
Foresters yesterday over the report of the dele
gates to the last meeting of the high court in
England. 1t seems the English, or larger branch
of the order. admits males of all colors. but the
Fcresters in the United States will not accept
colored people. The English branch of the
ganizatlon now interferes and attempts to con-
had the effect of stirring up the delegates in the
present convention. and hours were taken up
yesterday with stirring speeches breathing de-
fance to the dictates of the English high court
The whole thing NAV end in the secession of the
sub-high from the high court, end such thing
would be great event in the history of secret
societies. The Foresters in the United States
number 80, 900. and in the old country 100. 600
After a lengthy discussion the matter
ferred to the committee on laws and sape--
vision
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An Elopement's Tragic Sequel.

TOLEDO, Aug. l2.-Lying on lounge in
pool of blood, the police found Mrs. George Dem
laker Her throat cut from to ear The
police at once arrested William Becky. colored
man, for the attempted murder of Mrs. Dem
laker.
The story of the woman whose throat was cut
reads like romance. She was the child OF
wealthy parents at South Bend. Ind. and
educated in the best schools in that State.
Against the wishes of her parents she married
George Denlaker. a wealthy LIQUOR dealer of this
city. Six years ago she deserted him, and
since that time has been living with the colored
man now under arrest for tho attempt on her
life. Her elopement caused nine-days SEN
sstion, which has been revived by recent events.
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IT has been discovered that the seed Of a GER
tain variety of thistle is rich in oil cotton
seed, and experiments will be made in cuiti
waiting it for that purpose. AS agricuturists are
aware. the thistle, weed, is tolerably hard
to kill just let it be cultivated once. though,
a farm crop, and it will suffer from the
drought, insects will spring up to destroy it, it
will be winter killed." every now and then it
will fail altogether. and presently it will be said
that the soil and climate of the West and East
are not adapted to the thistle.
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ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.
AUGUST METEORS.

AUGUST METEoRs.
The clear depths of the August sky
Surge softly over golden sands,
Where myriad starry blossoms lie
That CLINT and CLEAN pearly shoals
And fling the light from iris bowls
In blue and crimson bands.
Ah can it be some airy world
Shines shattered through yon lucent deep?
Do star-wrecked fragments ceaseless whirled
Float in this phosphorescent
Through whose strange boundaries unknown
Our happier nth must sweep2
know not, save that swift dreams
The restless meteors flash and pale,
Till all the glittering heaven
magic grotto where the night
In countless shimmering shuttles bright
Spins an enchanted veil.
-Evaeen Stein.
SENIOR BARzrLLo, Vice president OF Honduras
is travelling in this country.
VERDI and his wife building a splendid
hospital at Busseto, which they will richly en-
dow and give to the town.
Mrs. SARAH ALTHEA HILL-SHARoN-T TERRY
has bought a large mine near Cerbut. A. T. She
calls it milne Own. My Golden Love"
DR. EDWARD EGGLEsToN, in his stone cottage
at Lake George. is working on a new novel for
the Century-'Barbaras Brother" the scene be-
ing laid in Illinois.
MISS MARY G. CATE. Of the Milwaukee
Training School, says the newspaper is more
important in geographical work than all the
text books in existence.
FRANCIS GALLON, who has been studying the
laws of heredity in regard to temper. finds thar
there is a greater portion of good tempered
people among women than among men,.
A WISCONSIN newspaper vaunts itself as an
advertising medium because a lost canary bird
few into the composing room while q compost
tor setting mp an advertisement for it.
MRS COLEMAN DRAYToN is said to be the
best dressed woman in New York. She spends
from 800 900 to 5000 year on her attire
This large expenditure is made with the great
est good taste.
CARL SCHL Il. while slowly recovering from
the injuries he received from fall some months
ago. spends most of his time in playing chess
with his daughter, reading, and writing. He is
a fine piaDo-player. and often entertains mis-
friends with exhibitions of his skill.
GENERAL WoLsELEY holds the post of adiu-
tant-general of the British army on an annual
salary OF $l3. 500. To Field Marshal Won Moltke
who performs the same duties in the German
army, only SIS, 900 is paid. and the adjutant-
general of the French army only gets 81. coo.
MISS FANNY DAVENPORT is accused of
dressing rather scantily even for hot weather
AS evidence against her the following extract
from one of her recent letters to a friend is ad-
duced: my hair combed back from my brow
large straw hat, a colored apron-ths COM
pletes my costume"
HARPER BROTHERS, the New York publishers
have notified Collector Seeburger, of Chicago, of
their ownership of the copyright of Gen. Lew
Wallace's Ben Hur. and ask protection there
for against violations of the law This action by
Harpers is prompted by the knowledge their
part that the volume is now being published in
Canada. with view of its importation into the
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Business Embarassments.

EVANSVILLE. Ind. Aug. 12--The livery firm
Of Jones & Brown. the largest in the city, made
an assignment to-day in avor of their credit
are estimated at only $4,000. with liabilities
amounting to over $50, 900.
BLooMINGToN. ILL.,, Aug 1.-THE sheriff to-
night closed the dry goods house Of Henry N.
Woods upon executions amounting to between
$11. coo and $12, 900, all hold by Bloomington
creditors. No outside creditors have yet been
heard from, but it is expected that executions
will be- put in by them tomorrow.
NEW YORK, Aug 1.-THE schedules in the
assignment OF the firm Of Gardner & Dudley,
hat manufacturers. filed to-day. They
show liabilities of 1923, 785; nominal assets,
$1l0, $50, and actual assets, $780, 048
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A DEMOCRATIC paper. published in the in
terror of Kentucky, confesses that there was
enough "bloody shirt" sentiment in that
State to prevent many ex-Union soldiers from
voting for Buckner, whose title of general
was gained in the rebel army. Heretofore it
has been claimed that Blaine and Sherman
had monopoly Of this ensanguined garment,
and yet neither of them has been in Ken
lucky to disseminate his views.
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white River U.es on the war-Path.

DENVER, Col. Aug. 12.-The White River
Utes are reported to have gone on the war path
again under the lead of Coorow. and to be
slaughtsring citizens. The Mayor of Meeker,
secretary of the stock growers association at
that place, telegraphed Gov. Adams to-day,
from Greenwood Springs. that the Utes have
been firing on the citizens above Meeker and
hive sent runners to Uintah agency call out
tbs war party. The citizens are fockiug into
Mseker from ranches. An appeal ia made for
troops and ammunition. Gov. Adams once
telegraphed to Washington. asking what the
War Department could do. He also replied to the
Mayor of Greenwood Springs asking to be Kept
informed of events at Meeker.
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THE New York World says: "Boston has
given to her distinguished fellow citizen. John
L. Sullivan. a gorgeous belt costing SIS, 900 and
cash benefit of several thousand more, with at.
tendant civic honors, for prominence in slug
ging. But at last accounts the Longfelow mon
umental fund was languishing" Boston might
retort that New York squanders several times
SIS. 900 every day quite foolishly, and at last
accounts the Grant monument fund was at
rarr 1oxy ahh
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THE indianapolis Sentinel says "the indi-
cations are that plot was to be concocted to
murder Cleveland at st. Louis" This is a
malicious lie. There are no such indications.
No other paper in the United States has ever
limited such thing. It is original with the
Democratic organ of Indiana vile assault
on the Grand Army of the Republic, without
a particle of justification save the malice of
the author
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Army.

DEMOCRATIC statesmen who come to town
and announce that Cleveland is the biggest
man in his party needn't expect to get up any
argument on that proposition. Almost any
Republican will agree with them, and not
feel that he is bestowing much of compli-
ment on the President either.
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The overhauling of the District Commits
sioners' accounts in Washington reveals some
curious things 1t appears. for instance that
the high priced horses purchased by Colonel
Ludlow with public funds were very delicate
creatures. The bills show 5000. 90 paid in
one year for veterinary treatment. 1t would
seem that Democratic reform horses are pecul-
iarly subject to disease. Malaria, perhaps.
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WHEN the Mayor of big city hires special
train which his eope with widows
daughter, what can a poor widow do but to let
the couple goa Mayor Ames, of Minneapolis,
identity believes in permitting the course of true
love to run smooth and at the rate of fifty miles
an hour
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senator Rida,sbereer Sent to Jan.

BALTIMORE. Aug. II "A special to the Sun
from Woodstock Va, says u. S. Senator Rid
dleberger to-day committed to Jail aud fined
S25 by Judge Newman for contempt of court A
placard was paraded on the street rejecting on
the Judge in a case in which Riddleberger was
interested. Partisan feeling .ons high, aud
there may be trouble
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OLD soldiers of Indiana who are preparing
notice that the Indianapolis Sentinel says
"the indications are that plot was to be con-
cocted to murder Cleveland at st. Louis"
This is libel on every member of the Grand